I wasn’t familiar with Imposter Syndrome before reading this, but much of what you wrote makes me think the experiences third-culture kids go through, regardless of skin colour or sexual orientation. I don’t mention this to devalue the role race and sexual orientation play, but to highlight that people who look like they have “institutions” designed for them might not.
I wasn’t familiar with Imposter Syndrome before reading this, but much of what you wrote makes me think the experiences third-culture kids go through, regardless of skin colour or sexual orientation. I don’t mention this to devalue the role race and sexual orientation play, but to highlight that people who look like they have “institutions” designed for them might not.
This is very, very true. The ways we are raised and the systems we live in affect us on MANY levels -- not all are seen.